Maya and her dog Andy reside in Baltimore’s Madison Park neighborhood in the home Congressman Cummings lived in for more than thirty years. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings was the wife of longtime Congressman Elijah Cummings of Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Rockeymoore Cummings holds a doctorate in political science from Purdue University and was a legislative aide on Capitol Hill, at the National Urban League and for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.Ms. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, the widow of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, has resigned as Maryland's Democratic Party chair to run for her late husband's congressional seat. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings, will seek his seat in Congress in a primacy race next year. Rockeymoore Cummings told The Sun that she planned to have a preventive double mastectomy on Friday, taking her off the campaign trail for as much as four weeks.
She believes the future of our country belongs to everyone, and in Congress she’ll fight every day to make that a reality. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of US Rep. Elijah Cummings, announced Monday that she will run in the special election for her late husband's former seat in Congress. “I believe very strongly that I have the background, and the focus, and the commitment, and the ability to take the reins and to make a good run for this seat,” she said.Ms. Most Popular Congressman Elijah Cummings died last month at the age of 68. Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings’ American story is rooted in the core values of hard work, faith, giving back to her community, and never taking rights and opportunities for granted. They were married for more than … Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, a policy consultant and chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, will run for the congressional seat vacated by her husband, Representative Elijah E. Cummings… In this volunteer role, she worked to implement her Go DEEP strategy focused on strengthening the party at the grassroots, registering more Marylanders to vote, supporting local candidates, protecting voters, and strengthening Maryland’s role ahead of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.In 2008, Maya married the love of her life, the late Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, whom she’d met while working on Capitol Hill in the late 90s. She has devoted her career to closing racial, socioeconomic, and gender disparities to create opportunities for every single American. Watch this Morning Joe conversation between veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, former chair of the Maryland Democratic Party and widow of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, about how we can honor the legacies of her husband and the late Rep. John Lewis, who served together in Congress and fought for justice, voting and human rights. A woman of faith, Maya attends New Psalmist Baptist Church where her late husband was also a long time member.In October 2017, Maya launched her campaign for Governor, running in part on a platform of protecting health care for Marylanders from Republican efforts in Washington to repeal the Affordable Care Act and overhaul the nation’s health care system. Cummings, who said she would resign as chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, is aiming to take over the seat vacated by her husband.Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, a policy consultant and chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, will run for the congressional seat vacated by her husband, Representative Elijah E. Cummings, who died last month.A special election is planned for April 28, 2020, with primaries on Feb. 4. At 8 a.m. on a frigid January morning, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, 49-year-old widow of the late Congressman Elijah Cummings, was … News outlets reported that Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, 48, plans to formally announce her … The widow of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings has resigned as Maryland's Democratic Party chair to run for her late husband's congressional seat. FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2019 file photo, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings speaks during a viewing service at Morgan State University, in Baltimore. Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage. Rockeymoore Cummings, 48, who founded the consulting firm Global Policy Solutions, said she would resign as chair of the state party, a role she held for a year.Ms. Several Democrats have already announced plans to run for the seat.She ran for governor of Maryland in 2017 but dropped out in January 2018, citing Mr. Cummings’s failing health. Rockeymoore Cummings, a former chairwoman of the Maryland Democratic Party, lost a special election in February that saw 24 candidates vying for a chance to serve the remainder of her late husband’s term in Congress. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings speaks with CNN's Alisyn Camerota about her late husband Rep. Elijah Cummings' legacy, and running to fill his seat in Congress.
She dropped out of the race in January 2018 to help her late husband Congressman Elijah Cummings recover from health issues.Throughout her life, Maya’s driving principle has been to create a more equal and inclusive society for everyone.